Skirt It! — Episode 45

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Today we’re all about skirts – summer skirts, winter skirts, best skirt fabrics, favorite skirt patterns, and Meg’s recent skirt pattern comparison.

Originally published 8/7/2020. Now available on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe and leave us a review if you love Sew & Tell so we can grow our sewing family even larger.

Episode Summary

Welcome
Discussion Segment: Skirt Seasons, Fabrics and TNT Patterns
Discussion Segment: Meg’s Skirt Comparison
SewJo
Sew & Tell: What’s your favorite skirt style and pattern?

Niagara Skirt by Sew News: sewdaily.com/product/niagara-skirt-digital-sewing-pattern/
Justine Skirt by Ready to Sew: readytosew.fr/en/shop/9-justine-skirt-free-pattern.html
Cleo Skirt by Made By Rae: made-by-rae.com/cleo/
Axel Skirt by Megan Nielsen: megannielsen.com/collections/bottoms/products/axel
BurdaStyle #113 06/2019: burdastyle.com/cotton-skirt-113-06-19.html
Cosmo Maxi Skirt by SBCC: sbccpatterns.com/products/cosmo-maxi-skirt
Meg’s Skirt Comparison Post: sewdaily.com/sewing/make-it-with-meg-elastic-waist-skirt-pattern-review/
Donovan Skirt by Helen’s Closet Patterns: helensclosetpatterns.com/product/donovan-skirt-pdf-pattern/
BurdaStyle #127 04/2015: burdastyle.com/poplin-skirt-127-04-15.html
Robert Kaufman Fabrics: robertkaufman.com
Charm Patterns by Gertie (modern vintage style!): charmpatterns.bygertie.com
Meg’s Skirt Projects: https://megsayssew.com/project-type/skirts/

Ongoing Sewing Pun Tally

Meg: 4
Amanda: 5
Kate: 3

Other Notes

Note from Kate

Here’s how I drafted my elastic-waist gored skirt:

Took my hip measurement (let’s say 40” for example purposes) and added 4” for ease (44”).
Divided that by number of gores, in this case 8 (5½”).
Added 1” per gore for ½” seam allowance (6½”). This is the measurement of each gore at the waist.
Added 4” to that measurement (10½”). This is the length of each gore at the hem.
Determined the desired length of the skirt (let’s say 20” for the example. Added 1” hem allowance and 3¼ ” waistband allowance (for a 1½” waistband). Total length is 24¼”.
Drew a 6½” horizontal line on a long piece of paper.
From one end of the horizontal line, drew a perpendicular line 24¼” long.
From the end of the vertical line, drew a 10½” perpendicular line.
Connected the end of that line to the other end of the 6½” line with a straight line.
Measured 21¼” from the upper edge along newest line and marked the measurement, then blended that into the hem line using a curved ruler.
I added some inseam pockets (I just pulled the pattern piece from another pattern and kind of estimated placement in the seams). Patch pockets are also an option.
When I cut, I cut two gores on the fold for the CF and CB (it added an extra 2” to the circumference, but it was gathered enough that it didn’t matter). The other gores were cut as-is. The perpendicular edges are the side seams and the slanted lines are the SF and SB seams. I folded the upper edge over ¼” then 1½” to create a self waistband and added elastic to fit my waist. The skirt pulls on easily over my hips but stays at my waist.